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Middle East & North Africa in AD 732

AD 732 is the year of the Battle of Tours. This map shows the 18 states and peoples the data has for Middle East & North Africa in that year.

Map of Middle East & North Africa in AD 732 with 18 states and peoples
Borders: Cliopatria, Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coarse outlines: check and adjust them for your story.

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States and peoples in Middle East & North Africa in AD 732

Largest first, by area on this map.

  • Umayyad Caliphate
  • Byzantine Empire
  • Makuria
  • Alodia
  • Kingdom of Italy
  • Kingdom of Axum
  • Dabuyid Dynasty
  • Kingdom of Asturias
  • Khazaria
  • Principality of Iberia
  • Türgesh
  • Kingdom of the Franks
  • First Bulgarian Empire
  • Turk Shahis
  • Kingdom of Lazica
  • Cyprus Condominium
  • Avar Khaganate
  • Georgia

New on the map since AD 632

Umayyad Caliphate · Byzantine Empire · Dabuyid Dynasty · Kingdom of Asturias · Principality of Iberia · Türgesh · Kingdom of the Franks · First Bulgarian Empire · Kingdom of Lazica · Cyprus Condominium · Avar Khaganate · Georgia

Gone from the map by AD 832

Umayyad Caliphate · Kingdom of Italy · Dabuyid Dynasty · Principality of Iberia · Türgesh · Kingdom of Lazica · Avar Khaganate

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Other regions in AD 732

The outlines are coarse and follow the Cliopatria dataset: borders before modern surveys are estimates, and a blank area means the data has no state on record there, not that nobody lived there. A state that changed hands during the year can appear together with its successor.